Beach Recap

Well, we are back from the beach and my heart is very sad. It went by entirely to fast! There were lots of good memories made on this trip!

After a long drive down on Wednesday we finally made it to our condo around 8:00 p.m. Our palns were to leave around 12 and be there by 6:00. However, my brother can be a bit of a slow poke at times and we did not end up leaving until 2:00. Needless to say, after a six hour drive in the car we were all starving and a little cranky. Several people recommended Jake's Grill to us and since it was just up the road from our condo, we ate there on our first night.

I set my alarm for 5:30 on Thursday morning so I could see this....

It wasn't easy getting up that early and this boy sure wasn't happy about it, but the view that greeted us as we walked down to the beach was well worth it.

Beach Time!!!

We were so proud of our cute little sandcastle. Well, we were until two grown men walked up with real shovels and built a mansion out of sand right beside it. :(

Hi Mom!

After several hours of soaking up the rays on the beach it was time to find some food. LuLu's provided us with full bellies, a few new shirts, and lots of sweet memories! P.S. if you decided to go to LuLu's do not, I repeat do NOT (Daddy) feed the birds!! They will continue to circle you as you try to enjoy your meal.

Poor Wills had to deal with all the pictures mother insisted on taking. Good thing he's used to it! ;)

Right after this picture was taken Mother Nature decided to ruin my plans of going back to the beach and soaking up the sun. She did this by taking away the sun and replacing it with rain, thunder, and lightening.

Please ignore my hair in the following pictures. We had planned to take pictures on the beach as a family and let's just say it was a tad windy.

Right after we snapped the above pictures more dark clouds rolled in and it started raining again. We decided to head back to the condo and order pizza. We sat out on the balcony and watched the thunderstorm over the beach for a while. As you can see, it got pretty bad for a second.

Thankfully, the storms cleared out and it was nothing but sweet sunshine the next day!

Around lunch time we decided to go ride go-carts! We were in the lead....

Until Sy came and passed us. We lost. I contributed it to the extra weight Willie had to drive around with him. Ha!

Lunch at The Hangout! My favorite restaurant of the whole trip!

The view from our table!

Desert Hamburger!! Super cute!

Yummy!

Back to the beach after a great lunch!!

The next morning it was time to leave. Bye Bye Beach!

Beach Bound

So today around 1:30 my phone rang. It was, who else, my mother. I rolled my eyes when I saw her name come up because I was assuming she was calling to yet again bug me about my teacher license application (which by the way, is completed), or question me yet again about my job applications. However, none of the above was said.

"Hey Haley! Would you like to go to the beach tomorrow?"

"What??!!?!!?!?!"

For those of you who do not know my family, let me fill you in a little. We are planners. We do not just up and decide to go to the beach on a whim. Needless to say, I was shocked. I actually thought she was kidding.

She was not kidding. The hotel has been booked and we are leaving tomorrow at 12:00!

This vacation could not be coming at a better time. Honestly, I am fed up with this whole job search thing. I have only been a college graduate for a week and I am already tired of the "real world". I know I will find a job and it will be right where God wants me. Knowing this doesn't make waiting on it to happen any easier though. I hoping getting away for a few days will give me a better attitude and outlook on this situation.

Bye bye Oxford....HELLO ORANGE BEACH!!!!

Becoming a Big Girl

Things in my life are starting to change. My days consist of taking care of fourth graders from 7:30 until 3:00, coming home and filling out job applications, and going for job interviews. You want to know the best part about all of this? I get to wake up the next morning at 5:30 and start the process all over again. The good news is I only have eighteen more days of student teaching. After student teaching is over I will only have to worry about finding a job day after day. I mean that's not a big deal or anything (that was said in my best sarcastic voice).

So far, I have turned in two job applications and have been on two job interviews. I feel like they both went well, but I won't know anything until this summer. Frustrating. I just want to know where my life is headed and what I am going to be doing next year. At this point I don't know where I will be living, working, or what grade I will be teaching. Oh, then there is also the possibility that I won't find a job. They aren't exactly giving them away these days. Stressed out!

At this point there is nothing to do but trust the God is in control. I know He won't put me somewhere I am not supposed to be. I was reminded of this Thursday when I went home for a job interview. When I got back into town, I had an hour to spare before my interview so I stopped by the elementary school where my mama works. I was a ball full of emotions. It is not easy going to interviews. I was stressing about everything under the sun....what will they ask me, what if I don't know how to answer a question, does my hair look okay? I ran into the principal of the elementary school, who also happens to be my previous pre algebra teacher, and was my vice principal when I graduated. He asked me how I was doing and I was very honest with him. I responded, "Well, at the moment Coach I am freaking out a little". He invited me into his office and talked me through it. I hope I can be as encouraging to my future students as he was to me that day. He told me that I may not get my dream job this year, but where ever I end up is where God wants me at that moment. I just have to trust that it will eventually lead me where I want to be. After talking with him I was calm and excited to go to my interview. Thanks Coach!

Today has been filled with lots of typing for me. My fingers are starting to cramp a little. Actually, blogging probably wasn't the best idea. Ha. I have been in front of my computer all day working on finished my 10-day lesson plan. I really wasn't all that productive, even though I did work on it all day, I got distracted a lot. Stupid Blogger and Facebook. If it wasn't for social networks I would get so much more done. I have been basically done with my ten day for about a month now, but I just can't get motivated to finish it. I'm thinking tomorrow is my day to push through it and get it done.

Here's whats coming up on my calendar. I can hardly believe I only have a handful of projects that stand between me and graduation. It's exciting and nerve racking all at the same time.

Wednesday April 13, 2011

-Ten Day Lesson Plan Due

Wednesday April 20, 2011

-Classroom Management Assessment Assignment Due

Friday April 29, 2011

-Electronic Portfolio Due

Friday May 6, 2011

-Exit Conference

-Last Day of Student Teaching :)/:(

Saturday May 14, 2011

-Commencement

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend! I know I am! I big thanks to my sweet Will for redesigning my blog! Love you all!